get ready for the first 10c-ticket bitchfest of 2008
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Many systems get overloaded.....restaurants on Valentines day, freeways during rush hour, department stores during the holidays.
I know it sucks when the system crashes, but during periods of huge demand, there will always be hassles!
Anytime a business has issues such as a computer crash, they usually assess the situation and decide whether or not it is feasible/prudent to fix the problem.
I understand that it is more of an emotional issue when dealing with PJ tix!0 -
jarkel wrote:futhermore... they should have blocked sales of these tickets to those who did not live nearby. Nothing like a whole country of pearl jam fans to snatch away the few precious seats at these shows from the locals.
Well, you can say that because you live in an area that gets concerts. Many 10C members are not that lucky and would *gladly* trade the extensive travel costs for having a concert in their own city or at least nearby. It would be terribly unfair for rural fans if PJ ever implemented a policy like that.michelle
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OK - So i was charged 5 times extra because of the site crashing, caused my account to overdraft - DAMN!
Will 10C automatically refund the funds?Will they cancel all my orders.....I dont know if this is worse than trying to get the tix in the first place.Previously known as Elzar0 -
...slightofjeff wrote:Or just let us send in our damn notecards and money orders like in '03 ... it might have been arcane and goofy, but at least you had a human processing your order, instead of a server that apparently hates me.
I wouldn't mind that method, either. But, you remember the bitching that occurred with that? And how do they process them... who gets priority? The envelopes that they open first? In the meantime... you wait and wait until your Money Order is sent back to you if the limited tickets run out.Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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ZAPPER wrote:OK - So i was charged 5 times extra because of the site crashing, caused my account to overdraft - DAMN!
Will 10C automatically refund the funds?Will they cancel all my orders.....I dont know if this is worse than trying to get the tix in the first place.
:( You would think they could fix this so it wouldn't happen anymore...10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 070 -
If Ten Club didn't use "some dude with a business" that is friends with the band ticket purchasing would be A LOT smoother. It's just a fact... they choose not to work with a larger hosting provider for whatever reason.10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 070
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Just got off the phone with 10c. They reversed the charge/authorization because I did not get an email confirmation. No tix!!
That was a stressful nightmare! Guess I'll try ticketbastard.0 -
I'm surprised to hear people actually suggesting ticketbastard for fan club tickets...I mean, what band are we talking about here?
Musictoday would probably be a better option.Gorge0 -
i would rather deal with ticketmaster any day of the week than have to deal with the bullshit on this board when it comes to buying tickets...tradingstories wrote:Just got off the phone with 10c. They reversed the charge/authorization because I did not get an email confirmation. No tix!!
That was a stressful nightmare! Guess I'll try ticketbastard.Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0 -
P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:I'm surprised to hear people actually suggesting ticketbastard for fan club tickets...I mean, what band are we talking about here?
Musictoday would probably be a better option.
GoDaddy.com with a deluxe hosting account would be better than the mom and pop shop... ANY large hosting provider would be better.10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 070 -
SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:i would rather deal with ticketmaster any day of the week than have to deal with the bullshit on this board when it comes to buying tickets...
Exactly... but TM is evil, remember Ed said so This is your notice that there is a problem with your signature. Please remove it.
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P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:I'm surprised to hear people actually suggesting ticketbastard for fan club tickets...I mean, what band are we talking about here?
Musictoday would probably be a better option.
my 10c-provided code for the tm pre-sale for boston 1 '04 worked out pretty well. i got front row right in front of stone."let's hug it out, bitch."
"and onward goes this thing of ours."0 -
SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:i would rather deal with ticketmaster any day of the week than have to deal with the bullshit on this board when it comes to buying tickets...
It's funny - I got screwed out of SD tix (CC screen and then booted before it went through) and was talking to my wife about it. I said, "they should just use ticketmaster" and she rightfully pointed out that the band hates TM. I too hate TM but what I hate even more is sitting at my computer getting really pissed off everytime there is some sort of sale.
These server meltdowns send A LOT of bad karma out into the world - even more than succumbing to TicketMaster would.
It's time for the band (yes, the band) to cough up the money for reliable servers or just hand over the ticket process to someone else.In the land of the little kings
Profit is the only thing
And everywhere the little kings
Are getting away with murder
- Paul Kelly
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SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:i would rather deal with ticketmaster any day of the week than have to deal with the bullshit on this board when it comes to buying tickets...
No doubt about it. TenClub members could have all received a presale password. Then most of us if not all of us could have gotten tickets. The shows would be Ten Club only and the energy would have been epic.
Instead maybe 200 tickets a show were released though a joke of a system and most people got nothing. Now on Friday we'll have to fight it out with scalpers and ticket brokers to get a seat. Then those scalpers and brokers will mark up their tickets 100 times over and these shows will be filled with a bunch of yuppies who aren't even real fans.06/22/95, 11/04/95, 11/15/97, 07/16/98, 10/30/99, 10/30/00, 10/31/00, 10/20/01, 10/21/01, 12/08/02, 06/01/03, 06/06/03, 10/25/03, 10/26/03, 09/28/04, 03/18/05, 09/01/05, 07/15/06, 07/16/06, 07/18/06, 07/22/06, 07/23/06, 10/21/06, 10/22/06, 08/28/09, 09/21/09, 09/22/09, 05/20/10, 05/21/10, 10/24/10, 11/26/13, 12/06/13, 06/28/14, 10/26/14, 07/10/18, 08/10/18, 10/02/21,0 -
...P-Town-P-Jam-Fan wrote:I'm surprised to hear people actually suggesting ticketbastard for fan club tickets...I mean, what band are we talking about here?
Musictoday would probably be a better option.
Does Musictoday sell tickets themselves (such as ticketweb)... or do they pass on ticketing to Live Nation (which is partnered with TicketMaster until 2009)? And do they possess the resources to handle a load like today's? Also, what are the added costs for this?
Remember back in 2000 when Pearl Jam sold their San Diego tickets through the now defunct ETM? That server crashed several times, too. It was pretty much the same thing... only on a different website.Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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...lastexit78 wrote:No doubt about it. TenClub members could have all received a presale password. Then most of us if not all of us could have gotten tickets. The shows would be Ten Club only and the energy would have been epic.
Instead maybe 200 tickets a show were released though a joke of a system and most people got nothing. Now on Friday we'll have to fight it out with scalpers and ticket brokers to get a seat. Then those scalpers and brokers will mark up their tickets 100 times over and these shows will be filled with a bunch of yuppies who aren't even real fans.
But... 200 people got tickets. 200 Ten Club members. It is going to happen whenever 1,000 people are trying to get 200 tickets. Most are going to get shutout.
Remember... when the server is down... no one gets anything.
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And I have cracked pre-sale passwords in the past... and I'm pretty much a novice. Imagine what resouses the scalpers (i.e. Hannah Montana) have at their disposal.Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:i would rather deal with ticketmaster any day of the week than have to deal with the bullshit on this board when it comes to buying tickets...
there has simply got to be a better way to go about this.
the disappointment, anxiety and overall frustration that these
on-sales cause is getting old. i don't understand why the problem
hasn't been addressed.
any other system would be an improvement.Nice shirt.0 -
Anxiety and stress was a big issue for me...I needed a sedative. No joke.This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper0
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QuarterToTen wrote:there has simply got to be a better way to go about this.
the disappointment, anxiety and overall frustration that these
on-sales cause is getting old. i don't understand why the problem
hasn't been addressed.
any other system would be an improvement.
This could be the answer...MasterFramer wrote:If Ten Club didn't use "some dude with a business" that is friends with the band ticket purchasing would be A LOT smoother. It's just a fact... they choose not to work with a larger hosting provider for whatever reason.This is your notice that there is a problem with your signature. Please remove it.
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5/23/2011- An utter embarrassment... ticketing failures too many to list.0 -
EVERY SINGLE FUCKING TIME i have tried to purchase tickets here....QuarterToTen wrote:there has simply got to be a better way to go about this.
the disappointment, anxiety and overall frustration that these
on-sales cause is getting old. i don't understand why the problem
hasn't been addressed.
any other system would be an improvement.
it has been nothing but hours and hours of fucking aggravation....Take me piece by piece.....
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....0
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